“Dear [Bisping], you’re no easy fight. Obviously you’re ranked
ahead of me,” Brunson wrote on Twitter above a picture of a signed
bout agreement with his name.

Of course, the pictured bout agreement doesn’t necessarily mean a
fight with Bisping is in the works. Brunson redacted the name of
his opponent on the contract, which means he could have simply
taken a picture of an old document. Regardless, Brunson’s intent is
clear.

“It only makes sense for a [No. 6], being you, and a [No. 7], being
me, to fight. Upside for both of us,” Brunson wrote. “The top half
of the division is older than us both, stop crying. You aren’t
going anywhere, neither am I.”

You’re no easy fight. Obviously you’re ranked ahead of me... it
only makes sense for a #6 being you and #7 being me to fight.
Upside for both of us. The top half of the division is older than
us both stop crying. You aren’t going anywhere, neither am I.
pic.twitter.com/3mTRfZqKns

Brunson’s claim that Bising isn’t “going anywhere” might not
necessarily be correct, however. The 38-year-old Englishman
recently revealed that his family has urged him to retire without
his desired farewell fight. That hypothetical retirement bout was
initially supposed to take place at UFC Fight Night 127 in London
on March 17, but “The Count” eventually confirmed that he would not
be appearing on the card. Bisping hasn’t competed since November,
when he was finished by both Georges St.
Pierre and Kelvin
Gastelum in a three-week span.

Brunson, meanwhile, suffered a first-round knockout loss to
Ronaldo
Souza in his most recent outing in the UFC on Fox 27 headliner
on Jan. 27. Prior to that defeat, the 34-year-old had earned
consecutive first-round knockout victories over Daniel
Kelly and Lyoto
Machida.